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Gulf Power Crews Heading West To Help Restore Power
August 30, 2012
Gulf Power Company crews are loading up their trucks and going west today to help Mississippi Power restore electric service in the wake of Hurricane Isaac.
“The threat of widespread outages in Northwest Florida has passed so we will send a storm team of 68 employees to help our neighboring utilities,” said Jeff Rogers, Gulf Power spokesman.
The team will travel in 24 Gulf Power bucket trucks to help assess the damage and work to restore power. The crews are prepared to work for up to two weeks and will assist wherever they are needed.
Gulf Power workers traveled to Sarasota earlier this year to help Florida Power & Light Company restore power after Tropical Storm Debby. “Our crews are often requested in the hardest-hit areas. And we’re more than happy to help after our customers are taken care of,” said Rogers.
Earlier this week, Gulf Power crews restored power to more than 20,000 customers across Northwest Florida in the wake of Hurricane Isaac. As of Wednesday morning, only a few scattered outages remained in the region.
“Our crews did what they are trained to do and restored power quickly, and more importantly, safely, to our customers throughout the storm,” said Rogers. “We thank our customers for their patience and their support.”
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5 Responses to “Gulf Power Crews Heading West To Help Restore Power”
Thanks for all the kind words. Its nice to read these after everyone talks so much smack about our company when we need a price increase to pay for stuff like this. Stay safe.
Praying for their traveling grace and safety during their stay.
Way to go Gulf Power! You are awesome and we all appreciate what you do for us here at home and elsewhere!
Our power was only out for a few hours the night of the storm. I was amazed how quickly Gulf Power got us up and going again. Thank you.
I know they will appreciate any help they get….thank you for helping them, Gulf Power!